In Greece, we call "monkeys" all the products that are imitations. For example, a LV bag which is sold out in the street we call it "monkey" and we pronounce it "mymoo".In the photo, Nigerian immigrants carry their merchandise (mostly mymoo bags but also wooden crafts, clothes and souvenirs) away while the police is raiding their positions in Christmas Athens. The sheet is very convenient. It allows them to wrap everything into seconds, make their way around the block and return to their spot.
6 comments:
monkey business! clever!
I guess they have this business all over the world as they are here also.
The only difference is that I've never seen the police bother them.
Great action shot and commentary!
Another powerful human interest story. I've seen these vendors in European countries, but still not in the US where I live in the Midwest.
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